Does osteoporosis predispose falls? A study on obstacle avoidance and balance confidence

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Smulders, Ellen ^a   Van Lankveld, Wim ^a   Laan, Roland ^b   Duysens, Jacques ^a,c   Weerdesteyn, Vivian ^a,b  

^a SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TREADMILL; COMORBIDITY; EXERCISE TEST; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 78650745592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-1     Document Type: Article

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